1988Final results
1988 election for Utah Senate District 8
Utah State Senate · Utah
Fred Finlinson (R) won with 56.9% of the vote, defeating Al Richardson (D) by 13.8 points.
Fred FinlinsonRepublican · winner · incumbent
56.9%12,118
Al RichardsonDemocrat
43.1%9,184
21,302 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1988
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET